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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2020
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Yunjang Jin, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Suna Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Kemsuk Seo, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Bongjae Rhee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Seyoung Jang, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Chihyun Cho, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
Disclosed is an electronic device that includes a housing including a first plate facing a first direction, the first plate including a fingerprint sensing area, a second plate facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a side member interposed between the first and second plates, a touch screen display interposed between the first and second plates and having at least a portion exposed through the first plate of the housing, a fingerprint sensor interposed between the touch screen display and the second plate, and a processor connected to the fingerprint sensor. The processor may determine whether the fingerprint sensing area is contaminated and determine whether to register a fingerprint image captured by the fingerprint sensor based on whether the fingerprint sensing area is contaminated. In addition, it is possible to implement other various embodiment understood through the disclosure.